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« on: October 05, 2015, 06:46:38 AM »
I'm getting back my old pine dining table which has been heavily smoke/soot damaged.

Apart from not letting it get over wet what do I do to remove the staining?

I want to clean it and refinish it myself.

It had a waxed finish which is what I plan on doing.
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2015, 06:48:23 AM »
What size grit to give it a nice smooth finish before wax on?

220?
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« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2015, 07:01:52 AM »
Quote from: Britman on October 05, 2015, 06:48:23 AM
What size grit to give it a nice smooth finish before wax on?

220?

Start with 120, work your way to 400.

220 would be great if you were coating with poly
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« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2015, 07:09:59 AM »
Try Oops product for removing latex paint. Not the water based one but the original. I had an old wood box big screen tv heavily smoke damaged and cleaned it up like new. As long as there was no excesive heat blistering or burning the surface.
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« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2015, 10:47:31 AM »
I agree with Chrisj CMA with the additional suggestion that you may want to bleach any damaged areas with wood bleach like Sodium Hydroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide two part bleach before getting too far with the sand paper. Basically strip to bare wood, apply bleach and then sand to a swirl free surface. Use a damp cloth to wipe the surface between coats as that will raise the grain slightly. The last cleaning before finishing should be done with denatured alcohol. Soft woods like pine will polish up very nicely with several applications of a quality product like Briwax which is available with pigment or clear. If you plan on staining pine, you will need to pre-condition the raw wood with a (shudder) commercial product or a dilute shellac mix to prevent spotting and blotching. Pick up a chunk of pine at the local big-box store and use that for color and finish samples. It saves re-sanding furniture if you discover the color is not quite right.   Wink
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« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2015, 01:40:41 PM »


Woo Hoo.

Local hardware store suggested TSP which had completely slipped my mind.

It removed the soot/smoke immediately. Also the wax below the soot/smoke.

I think this wax protected the wood 95%.



So the table is clean and now I just need to

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